toddy
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈtɑdi/
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ponche caliente
- She prepared a soothing toddy with whiskey, honey, and lemon for her cold.
- drink toddy
If you're watching, we both have a hot toddy, but Morgan's is featuring tequila, minus featuring a nice mezcal.
- If you're watching, we both have a hot toddy, but Morgan's is featuring tequila, minus featuring a nice mezcal.
Examples
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"Chicken soup and a toddy worked for me when I got caught in a snowstorm," he replied.
Fiction book (1994) -
I want the back of my head rubbed, my ankle re-bandaged, my pillows fixed, and another cup of that hot toddy.
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Honey, keep some hot toddy hot for me.
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Drink your toddy, sir, before it gets cold.
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A few quick notes to help make your toddy taste even better.
Blog text (29) -
Would you be so kind as to get me some hot water for a toddy?
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I think I'm gonna have a toddy.
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I'm gonna make her a hot toddy.
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I thought I'd take this along and make him a hot toddy.
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Ouida fixed herself a little toddy of bourbon and water and sat down to read the paper.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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7.5
A warm drink of alcohol, hot water, sugar and spices often used to soothe a sore throat
Compounds
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7.5
A warm drink of alcohol, hot water, sugar and spices often used to soothe a sore throat
How Alcoholic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Toddy comes from an Indian word tari meaning 'palm sap', the sweet juice used to make a simple palm wine that sailors and traders brought to Europe. So a toddy today is a drink with alcohol that people often make hot and spiced to warm or soothe themselves.